{"id":43461,"date":"2025-11-29T17:40:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T17:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=43461"},"modified":"2025-11-29T17:40:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T17:40:37","slug":"springboks-blank-wales-11-tries-cardiff-takeaways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/29\/springboks-blank-wales-11-tries-cardiff-takeaways\/","title":{"rendered":"Springboks blank Wales with 11 tries: Four takeaways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>The Springboks scored four tries in the first half, and seven in the second to record the highest score any team has ever put on Wales in Cardiff.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Springboks secured their second whitewash of the season, beating Wales 11 tries to none in a 73\u20130 win in Cardiff on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Boks elevated their first-half performance, where they scored four tries and led 28-0, to completely control the game and demoralise the Welsh side. Their tally was the highest any team has ever put on Wales in Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p>Wales finish their season with just two wins from 11 matches, while the Springboks have now won 13 out of 15 games. That includes a clean sweep in their five-match tour of Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Here are four takeaways from the match.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-scrum-destruction\">More scrum destruction<\/h2>\n<p>The Springboks continued their scrum dominance from Ireland last week, where they won all 16 of their scrums and earned six scrum penalties.<\/p>\n<p>The Boks drove a scrum right over the Wales try line in the 30th minute, Jasper Wiese, in the pack, simply putting his hand on the ball as it rolled over the line to score the try.<\/p>\n<p>They continued to win scrum penalties against Wales, but didn\u2019t compound the pressure like they did against Ireland, after Wales continually collapsed the set-piece.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-1-bench-split-in-cobus-reinach-s-50th-test\">7-1 bench split in Cobus Reinach\u2019s 50th Test<\/h3>\n<p>The Springboks were forced to play a 7-1 bench split due to the match falling outside World Rugby\u2019s official Test window \u2013 making European-based players unavailable \u2013 while the Boks allowed some South African and Japanese-based players to return home for the resumption of their leagues.<\/p>\n<p>Scrumhalf Cobus Reinach was the only backline player on the bench.<\/p>\n<p>All eight players came on at once when the Springboks were 49-0 up in the 51st minute. They didn\u2019t drop the momentum, maintaining set-piece dominance while the backline continued to shine.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu\" class=\"wp-image-4240409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Springboks-blank-Wales-with-11-tries-Four-takeaways.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Springbok-flyhalf-Sacha-Feinberg-Mngomezulu-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Springbok-flyhalf-Sacha-Feinberg-Mngomezulu-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Springbok-flyhalf-Sacha-Feinberg-Mngomezulu-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Springbok-flyhalf-Sacha-Feinberg-Mngomezulu-456x304.jpg 456w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Springbok-flyhalf-Sacha-Feinberg-Mngomezulu-825x550.jpg 825w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Springboks-blank-Wales-with-11-tries-Four-takeaways.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Springboks-blank-Wales-with-11-tries-Four-takeaways.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu\" class=\"wp-image-4240409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Springboks-blank-Wales-with-11-tries-Four-takeaways.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Springbok-flyhalf-Sacha-Feinberg-Mngomezulu-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Springbok-flyhalf-Sacha-Feinberg-Mngomezulu-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Springbok-flyhalf-Sacha-Feinberg-Mngomezulu-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Springbok-flyhalf-Sacha-Feinberg-Mngomezulu-456x304.jpg 456w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Springbok-flyhalf-Sacha-Feinberg-Mngomezulu-825x550.jpg 825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sub>Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored his eighth try for the Springboks this year. Picture: David Rogers\/Getty Images<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-another-sacha-special\">Another Sacha special<\/h2>\n<p>World Rugby\u2019s 2025 dream team flyhalf, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, had another exceptional performance.<\/p>\n<p>He recorded his eighth and ninth tries for the Boks this year, going over 100 for the season while still controlling the game brilliantly from No 10. <\/p>\n<p>His try from a tap-and-go and a dash through defenders in the 47th minute was brilliant. His second came from an overlap in the 63rd minute. He also slotted nine of his 11 conversions, though most were straightforward. He finished with 28 individual points.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-eben-etzebeth-s-red-card\">Eben Etzebeth\u2019s red card<\/h2>\n<p>It didn\u2019t take long for the Springboks to be awarded another red card.<\/p>\n<p>Eben Etzebeth followed Lood de Jager (no-arms tackle against France) and Franco Mostert\u2019s (dangerous tackle against Italy), with a red card for gouging the eye of an opponent during a brawl right at the end of the Wales Test.<\/p>\n<p>While Mostert\u2019s was rescinded, Etzebeth\u2019s was obvious foul play. He will receive a ban going into the next season.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Springboks #blank #Wales #takeaways<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Springboks scored four tries in the first half, and seven in the second to record the highest score any&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43461"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43463,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43461\/revisions\/43463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}